Tools & Ecosystem - ZBackup CLI, Platforms & Integrations

Command-Line Interface

ZBackup is built as a terminal-first tool. The interactive CLI guides you through every operation with clear prompts and colorized output powered by questionary and colorama.

$ python main.py

? What do you want to do?
  > Create Backup
    List Backups
    Restore Backup
    Delete Backup
    Exit

Platform Support

Windows

Full support for Windows systems. Backups are created using native path handling and ZIP compression.

Fully Supported

Linux

Full support for Linux distributions. Works with standard Python 3.11+ environments.

Fully Supported

macOS

Community-reported working. Official support coming soon.

Community

Integrations

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Python 3.11+

Runs on any modern Python installation. Install dependencies with pip.

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Standard ZIP Format

Backups are standard ZIP files, readable by any archive tool like 7-Zip, WinRAR, or the system's built-in extractor.

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Cloud Storage (Coming Soon)

Sync backups to S3-compatible cloud storage for off-site protection.

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GUI Version (Coming Soon)

A graphical interface for users who prefer visual backup management.

Dependencies

Package	Version	Purpose
questionary	latest	Interactive CLI prompts
colorama	latest	Colored terminal output